1 WEEK LATERMonie and I are sitting downstairs with the puppy curled up beside us. We’re watching TV and enjoying a glass of wine after putting Christie to bed. Tom is over at a friend’s house for an overnight. The last two days, Monie has been more herself, talkative and engaging with the children. Also, her mother and father have been ringing us up over the last two days. I told them about Monie breaking her ankle, that she’s okay, and that yes, she heard about Father Mancuso, and no, she hasn’t said anything about him to me. The one time she took her father’s call, it ended with a firm, No, I don’t want to talk about him.
No,I don’t want to talk about himSince then she’s been letting his calls go to voicemail on her flip phone and when he calls the house, she lets his messages sit on t
